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Died   September  7,   1870: 

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"  Blessed  are  the  Pure  in  Heart  : 
Fob  they  shall  see  God." 


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f' HOUGH  the  conivicndations  of  a  good 
man  zvho  has  finished  his  course— like 
flowers  planted  by  affeetion  on  his  grave 
— are  of  nothing  ivorth  to  the  dead,  yet,  to 
the  living  and  the  loving,  they  breathe  a 
perpetual  fragranee  :  therefore  it  is  that 
many  of  the  warm  friends  of  the  late 

COL.  JAMES  MOJ<l^OE, 

and  those  zvho  elasp  his  memory  still  closer 
to  their  hearts,  have  desired  to  see,  in  a 
more  enduring  form,  some  of  the  fugitive 
tributes  to  his  ivortJi,  zvhich  appeared  as 
Obituaries  when  he  had  descended  to  the 
tomb,  embalmed  with  the  tears  of  all  zvho 
had  shared  his  intimacy  in  life. 

"  Only  the  actions  of  the  just 
Smell  sweet,  and  blossom  in  the  dust." 


449664 


DEATH    OF  COL.   JAS.  MONROE- 


CONTRIBUTED    TO    THE 


A.I\MY    AND     I^AYY     JoURNAL 


BY 


aEN.  GEORGE  W.  CULLUM,  U.  S.  A. 


Colonel  James  Monroe,  who  was 
born  September  lo,  1799,  in  Albemarle 
county,  Virginia,  died  September  7, 
1870,  at  the  residence,  on  Orange  Moun- 
tain, N.  J.,  of  his  only  surviving  child, 
Mrs.  Douglas  Robinson,  having  nearly 
completed  seventy  -  one  years  of  an 
eventful  life.  He  was  the  nephew  of 
President  Monroe,  who  was  a  younger 
brother  of  his  father,  Andrew  Monroe. 
They  were  descended  from  Captain 
Monroe,  an  officer  in  the  army  of 
Charles  the  First,  who  emigrated  with 
the  Cavaliers  to  Virginia  in   1652. 

Colonel    Monroe,   after    receiving    a 


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good  preliminary  education,  entered 
the  United  States  Military  Academy 
at  West  Point,  N.  Y.,  when  scarce 
fourteen  years  old,  and  was  graduated 
at  that  institution,  March  2,  1815.  Of 
his  classmates  of  18 15,  but  six  survive 
him — Henry  Middleton,  of  South  Caro- 
lina ;  Simon  Willard,  a  retired  mer- 
chant of  Boston  ;  Generals  Thomas  J. 
Leslie  and  Benjamin  L.  E.  Bonneville, 
of  the  U.  S.  Ami}' ;  General  Samuel 
Cooper ;  and  Professor  Charles  Davies. 
Upon  his  graduation,  he  became  third 
lieutenant  in  the  Corps  of  Artillery ; 
was  promoted  second  lieutenant,  May  2, 

1 817,  and  first  lieutenant,  December  31, 

18 18,  retaining  the    same    rank    in  the 


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Fourth  Artillery  in  the  re-organiza- 
tion of  the  Army,  June  i,  1821  ;  was 
breveted  a  captain,  December  31,  1828, 
"  for  faithful  service  ten  years  in  one 
grade  ;  "  and  resigned  his  commission 
in  the  Army,  September  30,  1832. 

(3n  the  very  day,  March  2,  18 15,  of 
Colonel  Monroe's  graduation,  our  war 
with  Great  Britain  having  just  termi- 
nated, Congress  passed  an  act  author- 
izing hostilities  against  Algiers,  that 
piratical  power  having  for  some  time 
before  been  engaged  in  depredations 
upon  the  little  American  commerce 
that  remained  in  or  near  the  Mediter- 
ranean. On  May  20,  a  squadron,  con- 
sisting of  three  frigates,  one  sloop  of 


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war,  and  six  brigs  and  schooners,  sailed 
from  New  York  for  the  Mediterranean, 
under  Commodore  Decatur's  command, 
the  Guerriere,  44,  being  his  flag-ship. 
On  board  of  this  latter  vessel  was  em- 
barked Brevet  Major  S.  B.  Archer's 
company  of  U.  S.  Artillery,  Lieutenant 
Monroe  being  one  of  its  subaltern  of- 
ficers. On  June  17,  181 5,  when  off 
Cape  dc  Gata,  on  the  southern  coast 
of  Spain,  Decatur's  squadron  fell  in 
with  and  captured  the  Algerinc  frigate 
MasJionda,  46,  after  a  short  running 
fight,  in  which  the  Algerine  admiral 
and  nearly  one  hundred  of  his  officers 
and  men  were  killed  and  wounded,  and 
four  hundred  and  six  made  prisoners. 


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In  this  spirited  engagement  Lieutenant 
Monroe  directed  a  part  of  the  quarter- 
deck guns  of  the  Guerricre,  and  was 
wounded  in  the  right  hand  while  him- 
self firing  one  of  the  pieces,  which  dis- 
abled several  of  his  fingers  for  life. 
His  physical  bravery,  here  tested,  was 
no  less  a  marked  characteristic  of  his 
after  career  than  his  ever  conspicuous 
moral  courage  first  exhibited  on  this 
cruise.  Having  challenged  a  young 
naval  officer,  the  meeting  took  place 
the  next  morning  on  the  coast  of 
Spain;  but,  instead  of  proceeding  to 
blow  out  each  other's  brains,  an  apol- 
ogy was  made  to  Monroe,  who  in- 
stantly,  with  the  true   chivalry  of   his 


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nature,  said  to  his  antagonist  that  he 
had  but  anticipated  his  own  intention 
in  makinsr  the  amende  hoiiorable.  Quick 
to  resent  an  affront,  and  ever  ready  to 
meet  the  responsibihty  of  his  own 
words  and  acts,  this  was  the  only  oc- 
casion on  which  he  appeared  as  a  prin- 
cipal on  the  field,  though,  as  second  or 
friend,  he  settled  no  less  than  eighteen 
contemplated  duels,  some  quite  noted 
in  our  annals. 

After  his  return  to  the  United  States, 
he  served  as  battalion  adjutant  of  ar- 
tillery at  New  Orleans,  December  28, 
1816,  to  December  18,  1817;  as  aide- 
de-camp  to  Brevet  Major- General 
Winfield  Scott,  December  18,  1817,  to 


IS 

April  4,  1822  ;  on  ordnance,  garrison 
and  commissary  duty  at  various  posts 
for  the  next  ten  years ;  and  again  be- 
came aide-de-camp  to  General  Scott, 
June  22  to  July  13,  1832,  on  the  Black 
Hawk  expedition,  but  did  not  reach 
the  seat  of  war,  he  being  taken  sick  at 
Chicago,  where  a  large  proportion  of 
the  troops  were  prostrated  with  Asi- 
atic cholera. 

After  leaving  the  Army  he  entered 
political  life  at  the  solicitation  of  nu- 
merous friends  who  appreciated  his 
clear  intellect  and  high  character. 
His  first  service  was  as  assistant 
alderman  in  1832-33,  and  alderman 
in     1833-35,    of   the    Third    Ward    of 


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New    York     city,     being     elected     in 
1834   to    be    President   of    the    Board, 
when  it  was   a  distinction   and   proof 
of  integrity  to  be  in  the  City  Council. 
In   1836,  William  L.  Marcy,  then  Gov- 
ernor of  the  State,  tendered  to  him  the 
position  of  his  aide-de-camp,  with  the 
rank  of  colonel,  but  it  was  not  accept- 
ed.    From  1839  to  1841  he  was  an  able 
and  useful  member  of  the  U.  S.  House 
of  Representatives,  his  colleagues  from 
New  York  being  such  men  as  Ogden 
Hoffman,  Moses  H.  Grinnell  and  Ed- 
ward Curtis.     He  was  again  elected  to 
Congress,  November  3,   1846;   but  his 
election  being  contested  by  his  oppo- 
nent, David   S.  Jackson,  the  case  was 


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sent  back,  March  25,  1848,  to  the 
people,  neither  contestant  being  ad- 
mitted. Colonel  Monroe  was  re-nom- 
inated for  the  remainder  of  the  term, 
but  declined  to  run.  Subsequently,  in 
1850  and  1852,  he  became  a  distin- 
guished and  leading  member  of  the 
Legislature  of  New  York,  his  adopted 
state.  In  1852  he  was  a  very  active 
and  influential  partizan  of  General 
Scott,  who  was  the  Whig  nominee  for 
President  of  the  United  States.  On 
this,  as  on  all  other  occasions,  he 
proved  the  sincere  and  ardent  friend 
of  his  old  chief,  whom  he  had  faithfully 
served  during  his  military  career,  his 
devotion  never  ceasing  during  the  de- 


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dining   years   of  that    venerated   hero 
and  patriot. 

His  exemplary  wife,  to  whom,  as  Miss 
Elizabeth  Mary  Douglas,  he  was  mar- 
ried in  1 82 1,  having  died  in  1852,  Col- 
onel Monroe  abandoned  political  life, 
and  never  after  took  an  active  part  in 
city,  state  or  national  affairs,  except  dur- 
ing part  of  the  session  of  the  Virginia 
Convention  which  met  February  13, 
1 861,  and  after  a  fierce  struggle  of 
months,  finally,  April  17,  1861,  resolved 
to  throw  off  her  allegiance  to  the 
United  States.  On  this  momentous 
occasion  Colonel  Monroe,  true  to  the 
memory  of  a  great  name  so  intimately 
connected  with  our  existence  as  a  na- 


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tion,  and  to  himself,  educated  under  the 
flag  of  that  nation,  promptly  proceed- 
ed to  Richmond,  where  his  bold  heart 
and    eloquent   tongue,  both    in    public 
and  private,  denounced  the  treasonable 
and   suicidal  act  which   was   about  to 
drench   his   beloved  Virginia  in  blood. 
But  thousfh    his   native  state  took  the 
fatal  leap,  he,  during  the  long  and  de- 
solating years  of  the   terrible  contest 
which  ensued,  never  for  a  moment,  in 
thought  or  deed,  faltered  in  true  loyalty 
to  the   Union.      Though  remaining  in 
civil  life,  he  never  after  ceased  to  feel 
a  deep  interest  in  all  that  affected  the 
welfare  of  his  country  and  the  progress 
of  civil  liberty  throughout  the  world. 


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After  losing  his  wife,  much  of  his 
time  was  spent  at  the  Union  Club  in 
New  York,  of  which  he  was  one  of  the 
earliest  members.  In  the  success  of 
the  club  he  took  the  deepest  interest, 
and  ever  tried  to  maintain  for  it  a  high 
social  position.  It  is  unnecessary  to 
say  how  universal  was  the  attachment 
of  all  the  members,  who  looked  up  to 
the  Colonel  as  the  father  of  the  club. 
His  presence  ever  shed  a  genial  warmth 
amid  the  groups  of  fond  friends  which 
clustered  around  him  to  listen  to  his 
exhaustless  store  of  anecdotes  and  in- 
cidents of  the  times  in  which  he  had 
lived.  In  his  retentive  memory  were 
garnered   many   of   the  most  precious 


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scraps  of  the  history  of  the  events  of 
our  country  and  countrymen,  particu- 
larly of  the  "  Monroe  family,"  General 
Scott,    and,    in   fact,   of   all  the  public 
men — Webster,  Clay,  Calhoun,  Marcy, 
Crittenden,  Hoffman,  etc. — with  whom 
he    had   been  intimate    in   and   out  oi 
Conpfress.     For  hours  he  would  dwell 
upon  the  services  of  his  distinguished 
uncle,  detailing  the  part  taken  by  him 
in  our  Revolutionary  struggle  at  White 
Plains,  crossing  the   Delaware,  storm- 
ing the  battery  at  Trenton,  fighting  at 
Brandywine  by  the  side  of  Lafayette 
when    wounded,  as   aide-de-camp   to 
Lord    Stirling   at   the   battles  of  Ger- 
mantown  and  Monmouth,  and  his  pres- 


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ence   at   Annapolis    when   Washington 
surrendered    his    commission    as    com- 
mander-in-chief;    of    his    services    in 
the  Virginia  Legislature  and  Conven- 
tion, and  halls  of  Congress,  with  such 
men  as  Patrick  Henry,  George  Mason, 
Madison,  Pendleton,  Marshall,  Grayson 
and  others  ;   of  his  enthusiastic  recep- 
tion as  Minister  to  France,  when  pub- 
licly embraced  by  the  President  of  the 
National    Convention,    the    stars    and 
stripes  being  intertwined  with  the  tri- 
color of  the  new  republic,  and  his  later 
important  agency  in  the  acquisition  of 
Louisiana ;    of    his   varied   services   as 
Governor  of  Virginia,  Minister  to  Eng- 
land and  Spain,  and  Secretary  of  State 


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and  temporarily  of  War  during  Madi- 
son's administration  ;  and  as  President 
of  the  United  States,  making  his  north- 
ern tour  with  his  Revolutionary  blue 
coat,  buff  breeches  and  cocked  hat ; 
or  enthusiastically  receiving,  in  1824, 
Lafayette,  who,  from  his  youthful  Re- 
volutionary companion,  had  grown  old 
with  the  cares  of  state  and  the  suffer- 
ings of  a  dungeon,  shared  by  his  de- 
voted wife,  whose  life,  perhaps,  had 
been  rescued  from  the  tigers  of  the 
Reign  of  Terror  by  the  womanly  cour- 
age of  Mrs.  Monroe  while  residing  in 
Paris  during  her  husband's  embassy  to 
France.  With  pride  the  Colonel  would 
recount  the    memorable  events  of  his 


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uncle's  administration ;  the  admission 
into  the  Union  of  the  States  of  Mis- 
sissippi, Illinois  and  Maine ;  the  ac- 
quisition of  Florida  from  Spain  ;  the 
Missouri  compromise  ;  the  recognition 
of  the  independence  of  Mexico  and  the 
South  American  republics  ;  the  decla- 
ration of  the  "Monroe  doctrine;"  the 
judicious  re-organization  of  the  Army  ; 
the  increase  of  the  Navy  ;  the  strength- 
ening of  the  national  defenses  ;  the 
protection  of  commerce  ;  the  aid  to 
internal  improvements ;  and  the  vigor 
and  efficiency  infused  into  every  de- 
partment of  the  public  service. 

It  would  require  a  volume  to  record 
Colonel  Monroe's  numerous  anecdotes 


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of  General  Scott  and  other  distinguish- 
ed soldiers  and  statesmen.  Suffice  it 
to  say  in  this  connection,  it  was  due  to 
Colonel  Monroe's  energy  and  devotion 
that  the  nation  was  saved  from  the  dis- 
grace of  seeing  the  conqueror  of  Mex- 
ico superseded  by  the  appointment  of 
Thomas  H.  Benton  as  lieutenant-gen- 
eral, and  consequently  to  command  the 
army,  then  triumphantly  marching  to 
the  halls  of  the  Montezumas. 

Colonel  Monroe,  in  general  appear- 
ance and  character,  much  resembled 
his  distinguished  namesake.  Although 
not  a  man  of  brilliant  endowments,  he 
possessed  a  robust  intellect,  sharpened 
more    by   contact   with    men   than   the 


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study  of  books  ;  clear  perceptions  which 
penetrated  through  the  outer  husk  of 
pretension  direct  to  the  inner  mo- 
tives of  action ;  a  sagacious  judgment, 
quickly  discriminating  between  true 
and  counterfeit  character  ;  and  a  ten- 
acious memory  that  profited  by  every- 
thing coming  within  his  keen  observa- 
tion. His  manly  courage,  scrupulous 
integrity  and  earnestness  of  purpose 
gave  him  great  strength  with  his  asso- 
ciates ;  while  his  genuine  truthfulness, 
scorn  of  all  hypocrisy  and  sincere  ap- 
preciation of  real  worth  secured  their 
universal  confidence.  He  never  became 
a  petrified  humanity  wrapt  in  self,  but 
was  a  living  soui,  genially  and  loving- 


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ingly  in  sympathy  with  his  fellows. 
In  the  social  circle,  which  was  his  fav- 
orite arena,  his  courteous  manner,  mod- 
est simplicity,  sportive  smile  and  per- 
sonal magnetism  won  all  hearts.  With 
his  intimate  friends  he  had  no  reserve, 
but  would  tell  his  stories  with  the 
mirthful  humor  of  a  boy.  This  sun- 
shine of  temperament,  springing  from 
warmth  of  feeling,  never  deserted  him, 
even  in  his  declining  years  or  hours  of 
pain.  His  pleasantry,  however,  which 
was  the  jubilee  of  a  joyous  heart,  never 
wounded  even  the  most  sensitive  by 
ridicule,  satire,  or  a  sneer.  He  never 
forgot  a  kindness  or  a  friend ;  his  be- 
nevolence   and   generosity    were   only 


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surpassed  by  his  chivalric  honor  and 
keen  sense  of  justice ;  and  it  might 
truly  be  said  of  him,  as  was  remarked 
by  Jefferson  of  his  uncle,  that  "  if  his 
soul  was  turned  inside  out,  not  a  spot 
would  be  found  upon  it." 

The  writer  knew  him  most  intimately 
during  his  ebbing  years,  when  life's  last 
sands  were  low  ;  but 

"  Though  old,  he  still  retain'd 
His  manly  sense  and  energy  of  mind. 
Virtuous  and  wise  he  was,  but  not  severe; 
He  still  remember'd  that  he  once  was  young: 
His  easy  presence  check'd  no  decent  joy. 
Him  even  the  dissolute  admired  ;   for  he 
A  graceful  looseness,  when  he  pleased,  put  on, 
And,  laughing,  could  instruct." 


COL.  JAMES  MONROE. 


CONTRIBUTED    TO    THE 

New  York   Evening   J^ost 


BT 


JOHN    H.  GOURLIE. 


Of  Colonel  James  Monroe,  whose 
death  was  announced  in  the  Evening 
Post  a  few  days  since,  I  would  ask  the 
privilege  of  offering  a  few  additional 
remarks,  and  of  relating  an  incident  in 
his  life  which  may  be  not  only  of  in- 
terest to  his  many  friends,  but  to  those 
who  had  not  the  pleasure  of  his  ac- 
quaintance. 

Colonel  Monroe  was  a  remarkable 
man.  He  commenced  life  with  the 
usual  education  of  a  youth  born  and 
reared  on  a  Southern  farm,  or  planta- 
tion, as  it  is  termed  in  the  South,  and, 
at  a  very  early  age,  was  appointed  a 


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cadet  at  the  West  Point  Academy. 
The  obituary  notices  that  have  been 
published  of  him  in  the  papers  give 
the  record  of  his  promotion  and  ad- 
vancement in  the  Army  of  the  United 
States,  and  of  his  services  as  a  gallant 
and  accompUshed  soldier.  I  became 
acquainted  with  Colonel  Monroe  in 
1832,  when  he  was  about  thirty- three 
years  of  age.  He  was  a  man  of  pre- 
possessing appearance,  frank  and  manly 
in  his  demeanor,  and  with  a  generosity 
of  temperament  tliat  inspired  me  with 
great  admiration  for  his  character. 
These  qualities  he  retained  throughout 
his  whole  life,  as  every  friend  he  had  in 
early  or  in  later  life  will  acknowledge. 


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One  event  connected  with  his  life 
and  pubHc  services  I  think  is  worthy 
of  permanent  record.  The  "  great  fire" 
of  1835,  which  desolated  a  very  large 
portion  of  the  lower  part  of  the  city,  is 
connected  with  the  incident  to  which 
I  allude.  I  was  present  in  the  private 
office  of  the  New  York  Post-office,  of 
which  his  friend  Samuel  L.  Gouver- 
neur  was  the  head.  The  fire  was  rag- 
ing fearfully,  and  almost  immediately 
threatened  the  building  with  destruc- 
tion, as  also  the  entire  row  of  build- 
ings in  Garden  Street  (now  Exchange 
Place).  The  Mayor,  Cornelius  W. 
Lawrence,  was  in  consultation  with 
several     prominent     citizens,     among 


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whom  were  General  Joseph  G.  Swift, 
formerly  Chief  Engineer  of  the  Unit- 
ed States  Army,  Colonel  Monroe,  John 
C.  Hamilton  and  other  equally  distin- 
guished men,  as  to  what  was  to  be  done 
under  the  appalling  circumstances.  I 
listened  with  great  interest  to  the  va- 
rious propositions  made  to  save  the 
city. 

Mr.  Lawrence  seemed  undeter- 
mined and  irresolute.  General  Swift, 
Colonel  Monroe  and  others  advised 
the  blowing  up  of  the  buildings  in 
Garden  Street.  Colonel  Monroe,  con- 
curring with  the  General,  insisted  that 
it  was  the  only  means  by  which  the 
further  destruction  of   the    lower  part 


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of  the  city  could  be  prevented.  I  re- 
member the  earnest,  emphatic  manner 
in  which  this  plan  was  urged,  and  the 
hesitancy  of  the  Mayor  to  adopt  it,  on 
account  of  the  fearful  responsibility 
that  might  fall  upon  him.  It  was  final- 
ly determined  to  adopt  the  course  ad- 
vised by  the  gentlemen  present,  and 
General  Swift  undertook  the  hazard- 
ous duty  of  carrying  it  out,  which  he 
did  most  successfully. 

I  admired  the  vehement  resolution 
of  Colonel  Monroe  in  this  matter,  and 
the  recollection  of  that  determined 
trait  of  his  character  remains  upon  my 
memory  to  this  hour. 

General    Swift's   private    journal,    in 


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the  possession  of  his  family,  presents  a 
faithful  record  of  this  event. 

Colonel  Monroe  had,  both  in  public 
and  private  life,  mingled  much  with 
men,  and  he  had  an  instinctive  and  un- 
erring judgment  of  character.  His 
memory  was  very  remarkable,  not  only 
of  the  names  of  men,  but  of  the  various 
incidents  connected  with  his  life.  He 
was  a  frank,  whole-souled,  truth-spoken 
man ;  a  true  republican  in  his  nature, 
who  met  every  man,  high  or  low,  of 
decent  behavior,  as  his  equal.  His 
genial  humor,  kindness  of  nature  and 
shrewd  observations  of  men  seemed  to 
increase  as  he  grew  older — resisting  the 
usual  tendencies  which  accompany  age. 


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No  word  ever  escaped  his  lips  which 
would  wound  the  heart  —  even  of  one 
he  despised  ;  and  if  ever  a  man  illus- 
trated the  true  character  of  a  Chris- 
tian gentleman  —  in  all  charity  and 
kindness,  in  the  thoughtful  appreciation 
of  all  that  is  good  in  human  nature  — 
it  was  the  noble  friend  of  whom  I 
write. 

The  memory  of  his  kind  words  and 
deeds  is  all  that  remains  to  us  who 
loved  him.  To  me,  a  youth,  they  were 
substantial  and  real,  when  kindness  and 
generosity  were  needed. 

The  wide  circle  of  his  friends  (and 
no  man  living  had  more  than  he)  will 
testify   to  the  uprightness   and    noble- 


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ness  of  his  nature  and  of  this  iincal- 
culating  generosity  and  manliness  of 
character.  He  had  the  pecuHar  power 
of  attracting  the  affectionate  regard  of 
every  one  who  knew  him.  His  gen- 
uine love  of  truth,  his  detestation  of 
hypocrisy  and  false  pretences,  come 
from  what  quarter  they  may,  were 
strong  points  in  his  character  ;  while 
his  keen  observation  and  ready  wit 
and  graphic  power  of  delineation,  ren- 
dered him  a  most  delightful  and  agree- 
able companion,  as  all  will  confess  who 
knew  him. 


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After  the  death  of  Colonel  Monroe, 
at  Orange  Mountain,  N.  J.,  his  remains 
were  removed  to  the  "  Douglas  Man- 
sion," No.  128  West  14th  Street,  New 
York  city,  now  occupied  by  his  sister- 
in-law,  Mrs.  Douglas  Cruger. 

On  the  seventy  -  first  anniversary  of 
Colonel  Monroe's  birth  (Sept.  10,  1870), 
in  presence  of  his  shrouded  corpse, 
many  bereaved  relations,  and  an  im- 
mense concourse  of  sorrowing  friends, 
male  and  female,  including  numerous 
distinguished  citizens,  and  nearly  all 
of  the  resident  members  of  the  Union 
Club,  the   solemn    funeral  services   of 


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the  Episcopal  Church  were  performed 
by  the  Rev.  Henry  M.  Beare,  the  pas- 
tor of  Little  Neck  Church,  Long  Is- 
land, assisted  by  the  Rev.  D.  F.  War- 
ren, of  the  Church  of  the  Holy  Com- 
munion, New  York  city. 

After  the  long  file  of  intimates  had 
taken  their  farewell  look  and  the  coffin- 
lid  had  closed  upon  that  benignant 
face,  still  smiling  in  death,  the  mortal 
relics  of  Colonel  Monroe  were  placed 
in  the  hearse  by  the  attending  pall- 
bearers—  General  Thomas  J.  Leslie, 
General  Richard  Delafield,  General 
Harvey  Brown,  General  Henry  Brew- 
crton.  General  Richard  S.  Satterlee, 
Judge    James  J.   Roscvelt,    Mr.   James 


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W.  Gerard,  and  Hon.  Moses  H.  Grinnell 
— all  of  whom  had  been  his  life -long 
friends,  and  the  four,  first  named,  had 
been  fellow  cadets  with  him  at  the 
Military  Academy.  Accompanied  by 
a  large  cortege,  his  remains  were  con- 
veyed to  Trinity  Church  Cemetery,  at 
the  northern  extremity  of  Manhattan 
Island,  and  deposited  there  in  his 
family  vault  —  his  last  resting-place 
being  in  sight  of  his  former  residence, 
"  Fanwood,"  (now  the  Deaf  and  Dumb 
Asylum,)  where,  for  years,  he  had  so 
oft  dispensed  his  most  generous  hospi- 
talities. 

"All,  that  live,  must  die, 
Passing  through  Nature  to  Eternity." 


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